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pr GT] Or er a -- e. Ye eS AAR dso asda tded Ce gratis dabddodisedosisad ann danse LES Td 0N Cundidatos by the dozen There'll be a hot time in the ol' township on Decem- ber 6th; That the 1976 municipal elections in Scugog Town- ship will create their fair share of excitement became evident by early Monday afternoon as the list of can- didates....posted at the Scugog Township offices.... grew longer and longer". When it was all over, there were 25 names on the list, all trying for the seven council and two education board seats. Monday was the final . nomination day, and candid- ates had until 5 p.m. to get their name on the board. The position of Ward 4 representative and council- lor at large drew the largest number of competitors. On the list for Ward 4 (Cart- wright) are William G. Ringharn, a retired engin- eer from Caesarea; John Wolters, a Blackstock dairy farmer; John Goss, a medi- cal technologist from Nest- Sports Travelcade coming to Scugog Interested in. archery, badminton, baseball, bas- ketball, bowling, boxing, canoeing, cricket, curling or cycling? How - about racquetball, ringette, row- ing or rugby? If sports is your bag and you want to know more about it, the Ministry of Culture and Recreation will bring the information to you in a 45-foot van equipped with the latest information, from videotape to movies. The van will be in Port Perry on Nov. 24 and 25/ located and open for bufi- ness at the Latcham Cenfre on both days. John Wood, Sau dian Olympic Silver medalist will be on hand for the Canoe Clinic on Nov. 25, according to the Ministry of Culture and Recreation, Sports and Fitness Division, Special programs planned for here include a Curling Clinic on Nov. 24 at 8 p.m. and a Canoeing Clinic on the following day, also at 8 .m. The travelling resource centre is staffed by four ministry people, who will attempt to provide answers for any questions about sport in Canada. "If we can't answer it on the spot, then we'll get the answer," said public re- lations worker Irene Galpin. The van will be open daily "from~1 to 5 p.m. and from 6:30 to 9 p.m. A wide range of interests can be served by the unit, and, the ministry encour- age people to use the facili- ties as not just a walk-through display."We'd like people to stay-to look through books." It is hoped that people such as coaches, trainers, managers .and physical education teachers will take advantage of the facility. Local contact for the pro- gram, called Sports Travel- cade, is Scugog Township Clerk Doreen VanCamp. the films and leton, and Neil McLaughlin, a 22-year-old dairy farmer who was allowed a leave of absence from his other job as a workman with the Scugog roads department. The council meeting that resulted in the granting of absence without pay was held just an hour before nominations closed. The Cartwright seat will be vacated at the end of this term by retiring Don Frew. There are four candidates also for the councillor-at- large position. They are Howard Hall, a Port Perry furniture dealer; Vernon Asselstine, a Blackstock farmer; Joe Podres, a former building for the township; and Neil Hunter, a Greenbank area farmer who now sits on council as the Ward I (Reach) representative. (At press time, Hunter was down as a nominee for both the -Councillor-at-large and Regional Counciilor. Under Municipal Election Act regulations, he must decline one or the other by 5 p.m. on the following day). PORT § PERRY Serving Scugog Township TAR --*<~Wednesday, Noventber17, 1976 inspector -.- Only mild surprise of the day was in Ward 3 (Scugog Island), where it looks like incumbent Coun, Jerry Tay- lor would be unchallenged. Clifford Redman, a Scugog Island farmer, will contest the seat. There were no surprises "in Port Perry (Ward 2), where schoolteacher Paul Arculus and businessman Richard Drew will face off this December. If Hunter withdraws from the councillor-at-large chal- lenge, there will be a three- way race for the regional councillor position. Coun. Reg Rose will try to retain the seat against challengers Hunter 'and Arthur Catton, an R.R.2, Port Perry farmer. As was forecast, Gerald E. Jackman, filled out the nomination papers for the mayor's job and will face Mayor Lawrence Malcolm in December. In Ward I, Don Crosier, Frank Harris and Cliff Robb will attempt to fill the Reach seat. Harris is a computer operator from chairman) Prince Albert, Don Crosier a dairy farmer, and Cliff Robb a radio producer. Durham Board of Educat- ion representatives Yvonne Christie (now the board and Gordon Goode are attempting a return to the board, but will Nestleton have to defeat three chal- lengers to do so. They are Don Quick, a journalist who lives at R.R.1, Port Perry; B. W. Gunter, a Blackstock industrial worker; and housewife, Frances W. Newton. Town Hall Talent Show This is the Wednesday before the Friday that Port Perry shows its stuff. Talent of all kinds, from rock groups to pianists, will make its debut at the Town Hall 1873 this Friday night at 8 p.m. November Trifles it's called, and organizers were able to harness enough local enthusiasm to present a full program, including, among other things, a Ford-Carter debate right here in Port Perry. Pianist Bev Simmonds, a student at Port Perry High School who takes her music very seriously and plans to go into a career in music, is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. Skate -athon af new arena Want to get a little exercise and help the com- munity out at the same time? Well pick up a form from any member of the Scugog Minor Hockey executive or Figure Skating Club, get a few pledges, and head for the néw arena on November 27 and 28 for the Minor Hockey-Figure Skating Club Skate-a-thon, While skating up all that money that will be donated to the new arena project, you'll be able to work up a good bit of steam i in the new arena. The skate-a- thon opened to anyone who wants to 'participate, and it is ex- pected that scores of people of all ages will take part in the minor hockey and figure skating group alone. ~- The project's originators are confident that the event will be successful, and will pay a good portion df clubs' committments toward the new arena this year. Minor Hockey alone is committed for-$10,000 over three years. Insight into learning problems Fascinating is the only . way to describe the first in a series of lectures put on by the Council for Excep- tional Children at Port Perry High School last Wednesday. Principal of the Dutham Region Treatment Centre Jack Gardner provided an animated presentation that brought his own personal experience to back up con- clusions he has reached in years of work in the field, Perhaps the most harmful aspect of the public's atti- tude (and also the profes- sional's attitude) is the ten- - dancy to fix labels on such children...labels that are of- ten totally inaccurate, inadequate, and misleading. "If we don't understand something, then we're quick to put some label on it." In some cases, thinks Mr. Gardner, such labels become a trap for the child. Gardner pointed to one massive study completed by United States educational department that worked on the learning disabled. A definition of the problem arrived at by the study revealed some rather inac- curate and confusing terms. "It's amazing how much garbage can come out of an extensive investigation like this U.S. educational department -bank rolled study," he said. 'There are many labels used to explain problems that serve only to» complicate and confuse the issue," he said. "We put labels on things so they'll fit into neat little boxes." Regretably, that only ben- efits the person who's applying the label, and not the child in question, states Gardner. Because of the complexity of the problem, researchers don't really know just how many children' there are who would classify as learn- ing disabled. vary, but people in the field cannot agree. 'That's be- cause the issue has never been clearly defined," he said. "Not only the termin- ology, but also some of the treatment methods are a complete waste of time," Gardner claims. According to Gardner, some programs do little (continued on page 10) Estimates' Popular local pianist, Dr. Tom Millar, is also sched- uled to make an appear- ance, as are others ranging from singing group, the Country Teens, to trumpe- ter, Steve Hanson. Master of Ceremonies will be Paul Arculus. Intruders sleep, eat in cottage It appears that squatters broke into a Sunset Beach cottage, occupied the cottage for some time, then apparently left to escape detection. A report by the Whitby detachment, Ontario Pro- vincial Police outlines a break and enter at 11 Sunset View Beach, Lot 1, Conc. 9, Scugog Township, RR 3, Port Perry. Investigations conducted by Prov. Const. Ed Laas revealed that party(s) un- knpwn entered the cottage of John Allistain Heron, Oshawa, sometime between Oct. 24 and November 14. It appeared, according to police, that the intruders were sleeping and eating at the residence for sometime. Investigation is continuing in the matter. Const. Bruce Knowles of the Whitby detachment, Ontario Provincial Police, checks the damage done in a weekend raid on Pine Grove Cemetery on Queen Street in Prince Albert. causing an estimated $1,000. damage. Eighteen tombstones were toppled or broken, (More picture Page 17).